The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To Shetland

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on October 16th 2002 by SPeak.

This tune has been added to 126 tunebooks.

Also known as Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To Shetland, The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To The Shetland, The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To The Shetlands, The Cape Breton Fiddler’s Welcome To Shetland, Cape Breton Fiddlers Welcome To Shetland, The Cape Breton Fiddlers Welcome To Shetland, Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome To Shetland, The Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome To The Shetland Islands, The Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome To The Shetland Isles, Cape Breton Symphony's Welcome To The Shetlands, The Cape Breton Symphony's Welcome To The Shetlands, Cape Breton Welcome To Shetland, Shetland Fiddler's Welcome To Cape Breton, Shetland Fiddler's Welcome To The Cape Breton Symphony, Shetland Island Welcome, Welcome To Shetland.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A' Sireadh Spòrs by Dr. Angus MacDonald
• Aberdeen Folk Club 'A Celebration' by Various Artists
• Across The Borders by Battlefield Band
• Banjoed by Dessie Kelliher
• Beyond The Borders by Brandon Vance, Mark Minkler
• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Comas by Comas
• Dancing Feet by The Tannahill Weavers
• Draiocht by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Eileen Ivers by Eileen Ivers
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Goldfiddle by Matt McGranaghan
• Heat Of The Moment by Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark
• John Daly by John Daly
• Just For Seumas by Gordon Duncan
• Leahy by Leahy
• Leaving Lerwick Harbour by Willie Hunter And Violet Tulloch
• Live From Gatineau, Quebec by Leahy
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Silver Strings by Iain Anderson
• The Best Of ... by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Blue Fiddle by Sean Smyth
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To Shetland, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
EC(3CCC DCB,C|A,B,CE FECE|FBBA BcBA|Bffe f(3fffg|
ac(3ccc eA(3AAA|cBAF EC(3CCC|FGAF Eaaf|1 ecBc A2AF:|2 ecBc A2fg||
|:ae(3eee efed|ce(3eee fece|bffe fgfe|defd B2fg|
ae(3eee efed|ce(3eee fece|1 fdge afed|cdBc A2fg:|2 fdec dBcA|Bagf eAGF||
"variations"
|:EC(3CCC DCB,C|(3CCC3B, CE(3EEE|FBBA B2AB|cffe f(3fffg|
ac(3ccc ecAB|cBAF EA,CE|FAAF Eagf|1 ecdB A2AF:|2 ecdB Aefg||
|:aeed efed|cAce aece|bffe fgfe|defd Befg|
aeed efed|cAce aece|1 fAgA afed|cdBc Aefg:|2 fAgA afec|Bagf edcB||

A fine tune I've been hearing quite often. It was composed by Willie Hunter from Shetland.

# Posted on October 16th 2002 by SPeak

There's a fancy variation to the ending which can be played last time round on the repeat of the B-part:

fg|ae(3eee efed|ce(3eee fece|bffe fgfe|defd B2ed|
cdBc ABGA|FGEF DECD|BCDE FABc|defg a2||

# Posted on October 17th 2002 by granama

This tune was written by the late Willie Hunter

# Posted on November 26th 2006 by tirvaluk